Beyond Kobe: a proactive look at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction- 18-22 January 2005, Kobe, Japan

This report seeks to analyze the underlying causes of continued disaster vulnerability, to showcase best practices from the field and to highlight some of the key issues emerging from the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), held in Kobe, Japan, from 18-22 January 2005. It presents 10 key recommendations which the authors believe complement the Hyogo Framework for Action.